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10 Apr 2024

Three children of Hamas leader reportedly killed in Gaza airstrike

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, says three of his sons and some of his grandchildren have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Haniyeh, who runs Hamas’s political operation from Qatar, accused Israel of ‘acting in the spirit of revenge and murder’.

The Israeli armed forces confirmed the attack, saying those killed were Hamas military operatives.

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